and technology generally. i think the way we will proceed, though we are one short, we will proceed by my posing some questions, and letting the panel react for a. of time -- for a period of time. and we will invite you to ask your estrin. -- ask your questions. there has been a discussion of the health information technology policy. what i would like to do is start with a general question. i would like them each to comment on it. to kind of give their sense of where we stand right now with respect to the implementation of high-tech and respect to the health of our information technology policy agenda. obviously, christine i have already introduced to you. i told them of your travails. i don't know if you escaped through an emergency exit. [laughter] the question on the agenda, i know that we have all heard this discussion, widespread discussion about where we stand right now with health information technology policy. one of the issues with fraud and abuse, what are the issues with payment. are we on target? a